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Create 2 circles and 2 ellipses to the sizes shown above. Center all horizontally and vertically. Move one ellipse up and the other down from the center until they are tangent with the sides of the largest circle as shown above.
Using the Shape Editor Tool, create 2 horizontal lines. Center each line vertically though the center of the ellipses. TIP: To create a horizontal or vertical line in Xara, click the Shape Editor Tool on the page to set the first anchor point. Hold down the Ctrl key. Click and drag in the direction you wish the line to travel. Select the top line and the large circle. Arrange > Combine Shapes... Slice Shapes, (or press Ctrl 4 the keyboard shortcut). The line will disappear. Select the second line and the bottom half of the large circle and repeat the last step, Slice Shapes. Select the center portion of the large circle and delete it. (The blue dashed outlines represent the removed shapes and lines).
Select the top ellipse and the top remaining half of the large circle and Arrange > Combine Shapes... Add Shapes (Ctrl 1). Clone the bottom ellipse (Ctrl k). Select the clone and the bottom remaining portion of the large circle and Subtract Shapes. Send the ellipse to the back (Ctrl b)
Apply a Circular fill to the top section using the 2 colors shown. Move the center of the fill upwards. Select the hubcap part of the wheel and copy it to the clipboard (Ctrl c). Select the bottom half of the shape and Paste Attributes (Shift Ctrl a)
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